Sergei Kovalev played in the light heavyweight ring for many years. He fell in love with boxing since childhood. But at some point, Sergey's victories in amateur competitions ceased to satisfy. And the boxer turned professional. Kovalev successfully combines sports activities with entrepreneurial activity.
From the biography of Sergei Alexandrovich Kovalev
The future Russian boxer was born on April 2, 1983. His homeland is the city of Kopeysk in the South Urals. From a young age, Sergei was fond of sports. He started boxing at the age of eleven.
Kovalev's debut in big-time sports was his performance at the Russian Amateur Championship in 1997. He won gold in the middle weight category in the youth group.
Sports achievements of Sergei Kovalev
As part of the youth team, Sergei took part in the European Championship. The athlete twice in 2000-2001 became a finalist of the national championships among youths.
Sergey's performance at the Olympic Hopes winter championships in 2002 and 2003 was also successful: competing with athletes aged 19-22, Kovalev became a finalist.
The debut at the "adult" championship of Russia for Sergei took place in 2004. Here he won the team championship. A year later, Kovalev won the national championship.
In 2005, the boxer took the top position on the podium in the World Military Championship. In 2007, Sergei won the World Military Games.
Kovalev and professional boxing
In 2009, Kovalev moved from amateurs to professionals. He performed in the professional ring for the first time in the United States. He finished the first nine fights with victories in the first and second rounds.
The achievements of the talented boxer allowed him to fight for the title of champion according to the North American Boxing Association in 2011. Playing against Kenyan Douglas Otieno, Kovalev laid down his opponent in the first minute and opened the scoring for the prestigious championship belts.
But in a duel with American Grover Young, Kovalev could not win. In this fight, which took place in the summer of 2011, the winner was not determined. After a powerful blow from Sergei, the American was injured and could not continue the fight, the result was a technical draw.
In December 2011, a fight took place between Kovalev and Roman Simakov, the WBC Asian champion. The meeting ended tragically: after the fight, Sergei's rival fell into a coma and soon died in the clinic, never regaining consciousness. Kovalev was awarded the victory by technical knockout. Sergei was very worried about the death of his ringmate. He handed over the money raised for his next fight to the Simakov family.
In subsequent years, Kovalev managed to repeatedly confirm his title of one of the strongest boxers on the planet.
Personal life of Sergei Kovalev
Sergey is aware that a sports career cannot last forever. Therefore, at some point, he began to engage in business. Kovalev founded a promotion company that supports young athletes. He also owns a branded clothing business.
Sergei does not advertise his personal life. It is known that he is married. Sergey and his wife Natalya are raising two children - a son and a daughter.
